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Be it known that I, LEWIS H. BAKE, of Tarrytown, in 'the county of Westchester, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Convertible Lounge; and I do hereby declare that the: following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make andfuse thesame, reference being had to the acoompanying'drawings, forming part of this specification.

i This invention relates to the consti-notion of lounges or sofas, whereby they are made to serve various purposes, und are made much more convenient es an artioleof household furniture than the ordinary kind; and

it consists in so formingthe lounge, and combining the parts of which it is composed, that provision `is made for forming aV double bed,4 with space for the bed-clothing when not used as a bed, and for an adjustable washl stand and drawer, as will be hereinafter more fully described. w

Figure l-is a longitudinal view o f the lounge, which, as represented, lappears' the same as `the ordinary `furniture-lounge.4

Figure 2 represents the lounge open, as when being prepared as a double bed.

Figure 8 is a view ofthe head endvof thelounge, as when open, and with the adjustable wash-standextended and ready for use.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The body of the lounge is formed in two longitudinal parts or sections, which are' hinged together at the back side, so that thebaclc of'. thelounge A caribe thrown back, as represented in fig. 2..

` B are the hinges by which these parts are connected. Y i 4 C is the lower or stationary-part, to which the legs C ot' the lounge, are attached.

D is another section, which is enclosed in C .when the lounge isA closed up, but `which is hinged to the front of C; so that it can be turned over in front when the part A is turned back, as represented in gs. 2 and 3.

E representstlie'hinges bywhich C and D are connected together. v l V When the section D hasbeen turned over, as seen, the part A sturned back to its original position', `forming one part of the bed, while D' forms the other part. l

F is a head-piece, which is pivoted 'to the end of D, so that it maybe folded do'wn on to the top of Dwhen the lounge is closed,'and thrown back, as seen in iig. 3, when the loungeis open..

This head-piece is supported by stay-rods, g, which-are so formedfthat whenthe head-piece is thrownfbaclr it is supported on shoulders formed on the rods, 'which bear outhe top of the part D,sub`stantially,as seen.

[i representstwo or more legs, which are pivoted to D, and which fold up rinto recessesV preparedzfor them in the under edge of the frontpiece.- Y t 4 v.

When the lounge isextended,'as se'en infig. 3, these. legs drop down from their'recesses, and support. the part D, as seen. v

i Jreprese'nts the wash-stand.

Jointed legs, It, are attached to its bottom, and to the floor of the recess,.in which the stand rests when the lounge is closed. l i A i When the 4lounge is open, the waslrstand may be raised by extending the jointed legs-ik, as seen in fig. 3.v

m are bracesattachedto thelegs, for the purpose ofsteadying the wash-stand1vhen it is raised, as represented.

L represents a drawer beneath the foot-end of the lounge, in whichrto keep towels or other necessary articles. u v v l i Between the parts of the lounge, when they are'folded together,`there `are recesses lof suiicient capacity to contain the pillows'and bed-clothing..

The scatand back ci the lounge may be-uphol'steredrin the usual'manner. It will thus be seen that by a lounge constructed according to' my invention, and as described, themest of the necessary articles of furniture for a bedroom are-provided. I I i l For small rooms or tenements, theadvantages of this arrangement must be obviousto all. Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- In combination with a -ii'urniture-lounge, an extension or folding wash -stand, arranged Aand 'operated vsub. stantially as described. I v The above specification of my invention signed'by me, this-16th day of Fehmarn-1868.

' i LEWISH. BAKER.

Witnesses:

WM. F. McNAMAnA, ALEX. F. ROBERTS. 

